A Companion to the Early Modern Cardinal (original) (raw)

Mary Hollingsworth, Ph.D. (1981), University of East Anglia, is author of The Cardinal’s Hat: Money, Ambition and Housekeeping in a Renaissance Court (Profile, 2004) and Conclave 1559 (Thistle, 2013).
Miles Pattenden, D.Phil. (2009), University of Oxford, is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry, Australian Catholic University. His publications include Electing the Pope in Early Modern Italy, 1450-1700 (Oxford University Press, 2017).
Arnold Witte, Ph.D. (2004), University of Amsterdam, is Associate Professor at the University of Amsterdam and Head of Art History at the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome, and specializes on patronage. He published The Artful Hermitage (L’Erma di Bretschneider, 2008).

“Any scholar who wishes to learn more about the early modern cardinalate and who seeks to contextualise its members within the early modern world should make use of this rich, accessible volume, whose editors should be commended.”
Charles R. Keenan, University of Michigan. In: Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol. 72, No. 3 (July 2021), pp. 656–658.

“This impressive tome spans the period from 1420, when the papacy returned to Rome from Avignon and the duties of cardinals began to grow exponentially, to 1800, when the role of the cardinal significantly diminished to what it is now—primarily papal elector. Other recent publications have discussed cardinals in the Middle Ages and in the 19th and 20th centuries, but this is the first comprehensive treatment of the intervening centuries. The 35 international scholarly contributors examine the social background, positions, roles, and influence of cardinals on society, politics, and their respective fields. — Summing Up: Highly recommended.”
Philip E. Blosser, Sacred Heart Major Seminary. In: CHOICE Connect, Vol. 58, No. 2 (October 2020).

“The individual chapters are written in an accessible manner and are suitable for the target audience of these companions—namely, both students and scholars. In a couple of cases the available source material has been described and explained, which is particularly useful for those aspiring to pursue the study of primary-source material themselves. However, since the source material is situated within a wider thematic framework, these chapters are interesting for more seasoned scholars as well. […] The present volume is a worthwhile contribution to the existing scholarship on early modern cardinals and an ideal starting point for those who want to familiarize themselves with, or broaden their understanding of, this topic.”
Jaap Geraerts, Leibniz Institute of European History. In: Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 75, No. 1 (Spring 2022), pp. 310–311.

Acknowledgements
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on Editors and Contributors
Introduction
Mary Hollingsworth, Miles Pattenden and Arnold Witte

Part 1: The Concept and Function

1 The Medieval Background to the Cardinal’s Office
Barbara Bombi
2 The College of Cardinals
Miles Pattenden
3 The Rituals of the Cardinalate: Creation and Abdication
Jennifer Mara DeSilva
4 Cardinals in Conclave
Mary Hollingsworth
5 The Cardinal Nephew
Birgit Emich

Part 2: Cardinals and the Church

6 Cardinals, Bishops, and Councils
Bernward Schmidt
7 Cardinals and the Inquisition
Vincenzo Lavenia
8 Cardinal Protectors of Religious Institutions
Arnold Witte
9 Cardinals and the Apostolic Penitentiary
Kirsi Salonen
10 Cardinals and Theology
Jean-Pascal Gay

Part 3: Cardinals and Secular Power

11 Cardinal Legates and Nuncios
Alexander Koller
12 Cardinal Protectors and National Interests
Bertrand Marceau
13 Cardinals as National Politicians
Joseph Bergin
14 Cardinals as Prince-Bishops
Bettina Braun

Part 4: Property and Wealth

15 The Social Background and Education of Cardinals
Maria Antonietta Visceglia
16 The Cardinal’s Household
Mary Hollingsworth
17 Cardinals’ Property and Income
Lucinda Byatt
18 Cardinals’ Testaments: Piety and Charity
Fausto Nicolai

Part 5: Cardinals and Rome

19 Cardinals and the Government of the Papal States
Irene Fosi
20 Cardinals and the Vacant See
John M. Hunt
21 Cardinals and Their Titular Churches
Arnold Witte
22 Cardinals’ Palaces: Architecture and Decoration
Patricia Waddy

Part 6: Cardinals and Mission

23 Cardinals and the Non-Christian World
Miles Pattenden
24 Cardinals and the Greek and Eastern Churches
Camille Rouxpetel
25 Cardinals and the Creation of the Spanish Americas
Luis Mart í nez Ferrer
26 Cardinals and the Congregation of the Propaganda Fide
Giovanni Pizzorusso

Part 7: Cardinals and Literature

27 The Early Modern Historiography of Early Modern Cardinals
Miles Pattenden and Arnold Witte
28 Treatises on the Ideal Cardinal
David S. Chambers
29 Life-Writing and the Saintly Cardinal
Pamela M. Jones
30 Cardinals and the Culture of Libraries and Learning
Maria Pia Donato

Part 8: Cardinals and the Visual Arts

31 Cardinals as Patrons of the Visual Arts
Piers Baker-Bates, Mary Hollingsworth and Arnold Witte
32 The Cardinal’s Wardrobe
Carol M. Richardson
33 Portraits of Early Modern Cardinals
Clare Robertson
34 Cardinals’ Tombs
Philipp Zitzlsperger
35 Cardinals, Music, and Theatre
Franco Piperno
Bibliography
Index